3:35 "Well boys I reckon this is it, nuclear combat toe to toe with the rooskies" What a great line! Everyone noticed James Earl Jones on board the B52 right. 😄
At first, Pickens hated Kubrick for tricking him into thinking it was a serious war movie. But later, the movie made him so famous, he would get free meals, the best seats in airplanes, etc., that Pickens said the movie was the best thing that even happened to him. lol
PointyTailofSatan: Kubrick also fooled George C. Scott into hamming up his part. When Scott figured out that he’d been duped, he was furious. It turns out that Kubrick nailed it.
@@karguy1720 Remember when the Russian is in the War Room? Notice the huge table covered with cream pies? Although at the last minute, Kubrick decided not to use them, they were there for a reason.
Dr Strangelove is widely regarded as being one of the greatest films ever made. And I think it is the best movie ever made. Peter Sellers performance was totally genius.
Mr Dog. For sure it's between this and Dudley Do Right in terms of dark satire direction and comedic/serious acting simultaneously. Sellers for Strangelove Brendan Fraser for Dudley Do Right. Two geniuses at the peak of their powers yet neither won a single award
@@patriceaqa288 Dudley Do Right? Brendan Frasier?! Im sorry man. But t hats like comparing a fine wagyu carpaccio with a top sirloin cooked on a George foreman grill.
Slim Pickens was absolutely perfect in his role as Major Kong. When he was met at the airport by the Kubrick staff, Pickens was wearing a cowboy hat, leather fringed coat and boots. Later, someone on set joked that Pickens arrived in England dressed for the part. Pickens told them...this is how I always dress...
@@patriceaqa288 Never heard that. I do know Pickens was brought in to replace Peter Sellers as the B-52 pilot as Sellers had told Kubrick he simply couldn't play four different characters in one film. Although he tried, it was too exhausting.
@@douglaslally156 Just like people in the war room specifically Turgeson were conned into doing over the top 'warm up takes' which were then used in the final cut, the entire crew of the bomber plane including legends like James Earl Jones were absolutely certain they were in a very serious film about nuclear war. But hey maybe Darth Vader was plotting destroying planets way in advance.
@@patriceaqa288 These actors are, or were, all pretty smart. Somehow the fact that half the B52 aircrew was eating when the order came through for all out nuclear war should have been a tipoff that the film wasn't meant to be seen as entirely serious. For an utterly terrifying and realistic war film, nothing compares to "Come And See." The scariest part is that people like the Ripper and Turgidson characters are still around and eagerly hoping for the opportunity to try and murder the rest of us.
@@douglaslally156 Also, the B-52 cockpit was above the floor on a device that made it appear to be doing everything it would do in flight. Sellers did part of a day of shooting as Major Kong. Then he fell off the set and broke an ankle. Kubrick had to hustle to get Pickens a passport and visa, and get him in for the shoot. There's evidence that he succeeded.
Slim Pickens putting on the cowboy hat is priceless! How this incredibly brilliant and well-crafted film did not win even a single Academy award is almost beyond belief. You can watch it a hundred times and you'll die laughing each time!
yusufu9 . . . laughing and horror-struck at the same time. Chaplin's The Great Dictator exposed Hitler through humour. Dr Srangelove highlights the risks associated with international relations in a nuclear age. Yes, I agree, a masterpiece . . .
My father, who was a cowboy in his teen-age years (back in the 1930s), LOVED Major Kong's character. Dad went on to fly for the Navy, starting in '42 and hung up his wings in '64. He was a real, by-the-book aviator but towards the end of his career, when he was flying EC-121 Lockheed Warning Stars (the airborne early warning variant of the triple-tail Constellation) out of Argentia, New Foundland, he was known to dress much more casually when flying (presumably because of the length of the missions and for additional warmth). I've a caricature of him sitting astride a Connie, wearing cowboy boots, flannel shirt, scarf and Navy commander's hat, smoking a cigar, reigns in one hand, a book of TV trivia questions in the other and a thought bubble of a Hawaiian hula girl as the aircraft flies over some Arctic ice floes. So, I think it's pretty safe to say that the personalities of Major King's character and my father were very similar! Oh, and my father, who had a very wry, sardonic sense of humor, would hoot with laughter whenever he saw the bomb-run sequence when the bomb-bay doors spring open and the nuke deploys, with Major Kong atop it, riding the device like a bucking bronco.
You do realise that he's a satirical character, right? He's making fun of Americans' mindlessly patriotic obsession with the military. There's a fine line between being in on the joke and being the subject of the joke.
Spent ten years as a flight attendant, talked to all the pilots, several were once SAC, asked their favorite movie to watch when they were on alert and everyone of them chose Dr. Strangelove.
It strikes me the contrast between the professionalism, readiness, commitment and yet understanding and respect for the scale of the consequences of the order from the crew with the incompetence, immorality and plain selfishness of the generals and politicians at the Pentagon.
I think that is the idea the film was going for. These guys were betrayed by their leaders, sent on a mission by a madman and then have their own government work with the enemy to destroy them. They unknowingly doomed the world with their heroism, completing their mission despite all the odds.
@@illogicalassertations7875 great comment. If the leaders in the war room couldn't put aside their avarice and paranoia for the threat of mankind's extinction it makes the sacrifices of those fighting the war so much more tragically futile. 'If this thing turns out to be as important as I think it will you will all be in line for a promotion regardless of race colour or creed.' Not knowing all will die
@@MrPear40 The honor of doing that job, for your country and your fellow citizens. Reminds me of the Samurai, desperate to get killed by a great warrior that's why they never ran away always towards the fight. either they would mow down the weak enemy or get killed by a great foe, i think they wanted the latter more!
@@patriceaqa288 Not knowing is normal i think he was expecting death else he (Kong) wouldn't have so easily jumped on the missile and loved every second of the way down. what a great way to go.
He's about to die (or commit suicide, depending on your point of view) in a nuclear apocalypse. Least he can do is enjoy his last bit of sandwich first.
@@roguishpaladin It was a chocolate eclair. If you'll notice they're all eating chocolate eclairs. Wonder what Kubrick was trying to say/imply with that.
Hey...NOTHING strange about that. That's EXACTLY what I'd expect him to do. Not much else to stir one's interest on those long flights BUT the taste of one's own sandwich. And that was the GUNNER who decoded the message.
@@montgomerydenzer8805 He actual says "Dallas" but the film was released close after the assassination of JFK in Dallas and so Las Vegas was dubbed in.
BREADSWORD did a fantastic video on Dr Strangelove where he addresses this choice. Point is it's not just Johnny Come Marching Home it's also Johnny I Never Knew Ye at the same time. Highly recommend giving it a look.
I love the line, where Kong says if thing is half important as I figure it might be, I reckon you all might be up for important promotions and personal citations when this thing blows over...... in reality after a nuclear war, they are not coming back.... very ironic...
Tom Lehrer composed a song much better suited to nuclear war (though less well suited to what Major Kong thinks is going to happen, since he thinks there will still be someone around to issue citations and promotions after their mission is over): "We'll All Go Together When We Go."
@Ken Hudson Slim Pickens getting the role of Major Kong that was originally to be one of four played by Peter Sellers was the fortuitous result of Sellers severely spraining his ankle while trying to maneuver within the cramped B-52 set. Since there was no way Sellers would be able to climb up onto one of the nuclear bombs in preparation for his final scene, Kubrick had to find a suitable replacement for him. Thus it was Slim Pickens who gave us one of the most iconic images ever put on film, Major Kong riding the bomb to oblivion.
@aDBo'Ch 1 ole slim had another classic role similar to this in the get way with McQueen I also loved it checked out it is a small role towards the end
Not a word or scene out of place with this work. I really like these B&W nihilistic cold war movies, from On The Beach, The Bedford Incident, Seven Days In May, and the similarly themed Fail-Safe, but it's Dr Strangelove that manages to be just as terrifying whilst being absolutely hilarious...
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" has been mentioned here a couple of times. I recall that once the song starts playing it never stops playing during all subsequent bomber scenes until the bomb drops.
i GREW UP DURING THE 'COLD WAR', AND THIS KIND OF SITUATION WAS ALWAYS ABOVE OUR HEADS, LIKE THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES. THESE BOMBER CREWS HAD TO LIVE WITH THE REAL THING, CONSTANTLY
The level of detail of the B-52 set is truly remarkable. For instance, the CRM-114 Discriminator panel looks absolutely authentic even though it's completely fictitious. As with the War Room set, designer Ken Adam and his staff did a remarkable job.
@@aldosigmann419 Doubtful that anyone washocked. Just place instruments where you'd think thatheyvould go according to typical placement. The CRM-114 was well done!
Slim Pickens was a comic genius. But I have a friend who not only sounds just like him, he also LOOKS like him. And he knows it, too. Dude is hilarious.
Shane Rimmer, the co-pilot, did a TON of voice work for Gerry Anderson, including the voice of Scott Tracy, the pilot of Thunderbird 2, as well as voices for characters in Captain Scarlet and Joe 90. He has a very distinctive voice.
As a former SAC crew member...I don't think ANYONE thought they'd make it back from a nuclear bombing mission. When and if the Claxon sounded everyone on the base,... including the crew members who were lucky enough to get off the ground...were DEAD!
Spent ten years as a flight attendant, talked to all the pilots, several were once SAC, asked their favorite movie to watch when they were on alert and everyone of them chose Dr. Strangelove.
Leo Peridot As opposed to Hollywood military. Obviously they didn’t have access to genuine authentic TOP SECRET code books to verify the preferred style of written dates...
Yep. They probably sit there with a puzzled look on their faces when the subject of "Natural Body Fluids" is mentioned in the movie. I've told some younger people the significance of that when the movie was made, how when the government decided to fluoridate the water was so controversial back then. Ha ha...they just don't get it.
From what I remember reading is that Slim thought the picture was serious and not a comedy so he played his role accordingly and that made it so much more enjoyable.
Lol one minute Major Kong is looking at a Playboy centerfold and the next minute he’s being ordered to drop 40 megatons worth of nuclear weapons on Russia.
elithium11, it's the scene on the bomber where Maj. Kong states that their primary target is located at Laputa and they intend to drop a thirty megaton device on it, with a twenty megaton device as backup.
@Cliff Yablonski B-43 was a variable-yield bomb with a max yield of 1 megaton, carried by aircraft as small as an F-16. The B-41 (25 megatons) was the biggest nuclear bomb ever deployed by the US, and with a diameter of over 4 feet, probably not a good fit under an F-16, where the underside of the wing is less than 6 feet above the ground :-)
Slim Pickens was a huge part of the B52 sequence in this movie. The entire crew were excellent! They said Louis hated working for Kubrick because he made him shoot the same scene over and over until he got it perfect.
The reason this film didn't win any Oscars and get the nominations it deserved (direction Stanley Kubrick, screenplay Stanley Kubrick Peter Sellers, malel actor Peter Sellers, supporting actor Slim Pickins George C Scott Sterling Hayden, editing, cinematography ) it was too close to the truth.
david zweiban It would’ve been amazing if this movie did win those Oscar awards. The only movie deserved those Oscar awards was My Fair Lady than the rest (besides Dr. Strangelove).
Two nuclear movies were put into theaters that week, early in 1964 - Fail Safe and Dr. Strangelove. The first one was Dr. Strangelove, and the week after, Fail Safe. If anyone wanted to know what was on the minds of Americans during that time, these two are worthy of inclusion into the Library of Congress.
The films were released 8 months apart. But nuclear annihilation was very much on the minds of virtually everyone in the world. The Cuban Missile Crisis was just over a year before.
George C. Scott obsessively played chess during shooting. He was a brilliant player. He's amazing in thus and all his movies. Patton is hilarious! He pumps hus way through that script. Amazing guy.
The story with Kubrick and Scott was Kubrick wanted Scott to be over the top, which Scott thought was too much. So, Kubrick would have him do an over the top take and then shoot some takes which were less manic. Kubrick then used the over the top takes in the edit, which annoyed Scott. The chess was ongoing and Kubrick regularly beat Scott, which Scott respected since he was a good player (Kubrick had earlier made extra money playing it.)
I think Scott's character was supposed to Gen LeMay, head of SAC he was a real die-hard, no nonsense guy, read some of his books. Very professorial once said he thought we could win a nuclear war with Russia. Well respected by his men as he flew along side of them during many bombing missions during WW2.
One interesting thing, at least to me, is the portrayal of an obvious "southern hick" as the Aircraft commander of this crew. I was in the Air Force, and was also on a B-52 crew. I knew MANY "southern hicks" who talked about the same way as Major Kong. As one "ole Southern Boy" told me: "In the South there's no great industrial base to employ educated men, like there is in the North. As a result that's WHY you see so many Southerners in the Air Force." But I soon learned that although they may TALK like "southern hicks"....MANY of them were GENIUSES! As this movie so eloquently shows: "NEVER judge a book by its cover".
BADGUY 1 I like your last sentence. Don’t judge a book by its cover.... (singing): Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don't make your mind up too soon. Things aren't necessarily. Always what they appear to be. Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't make your mind up too soon Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never judge a book by its cover! Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don't make your mind up too soon. Things aren't necessarily. Always what they appear to be. Don't judge a book by its cover. Don't make your mind up too soon. Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never judge a book by its cover! Don't judge a book by its cover! Don't make your mind up too soon! Things aren't necessarily... Always what they appear to be! Don't judge a book by its cover! Just remember the rule... Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never Never judge a book....by its cover! (Song ends)
The whole scene is creepy, hell the whome movie is chilling. Imagine going threw the cuban missile crisis amd going to see this in theaters....i would go crazy!
Thirty years after I saw this movie I worked with a man who had been on a submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He said they had sailed out of Pearl Harbor and surfaced a few miles from a Russian coastal city and readied a jet powered cruise missile ( Regulus) on the deck of the sub, and brought the jet engine to full power. He said he was never so scared in his whole life. The Captain told him after they fired the missile they would submerge, await the nuclear blast, resurface and ready the second missile also carried in a container on deck. After firing the second missile they would be put ashore somewhere because there was no point in returning to Hawaii, as it wouldn't be there. I had no idea that he had been involved in that.
I believe she was the daughter of someone tied to the movie's production. And of course she had an English accent. Obviously a GREAT job in faking a straight American accent. And I don't think she was a professional actor?
Whoever the fuck "Marten GO" is ???? He really needs to get some kind of life outside of the You Tube subsocial scene. Too bad that you picked the truly most insignificant error in yet another great Kubrick film. Did you ever think to ask yourself; " Who will give a rat's ass if Jacks role as the temp caretaker was not his role,??? Or was ??? Or who really gives a shit??? Accept you ??? Its just you Martgo. Nobody else cares.
One of the craziest movies ever made but too close to reality to be considered totally comical. I was shipped to Germany during the Cuban Missile crisis and it wasn't make believe back then.
@@O-DogKubrick I wish! NO, I was in northern Germany in an area that was relatively flat covered with fir trees. It was the area where the German tank Corps trained in WWII. Paderborn.
Peter Sellers was originally supposed to play the Slim Pickens role but broke his leg rehearsing in the fake cockpit set. This is also why Dr. Strangelove is in a wheelchair.
When Slim went got picked up at the airport in London with his cowboy outfit on they thought wow he's 'in character!' and didn't realize that's how he usually dressed.
I watched it by accident and it went straight to my all time TOP. And the fact that the President, Mandrake and dr strangelove are played by the same actor is just beyond amazing.
Luv this movie ,wen a man knows he's going to die he then becomes the most dangerous weapon ever created wen he accepts it even has fun with it and runs with it....
"Well boys, I guess this it." Same words that the bomber in Command & Conquer 3 Red Alert says when you click the plane and the pilot is major kongs voice....funny stuff.
James Earl Jones’s character’s name is Lt. Lothar Zogg. And not only that, as how Slim Pickins was Taggart in “Blazing Saddles”, but James Earl Jones was the king of Zamunda in “Coming To America”, Mr. Mertle from “The Sandlot”, Terrence from “Field of Dreams”, Admiral James Greer from “Hunt For Red October”, and lastly this Thulsa Doom from “Conan The Barbarian”.
Love the "special fx" ie the bomber flying over the mountain scape...thunderbirds/supermarrionation quality... BUT KUBRICK RULES...still and foreseeable future...gotta watch this film just one more time 👉😷👈👉🇬🇧👈👉🙏
great scene.. great movie.. great actors.. great men.. no one wants a nuke war,, let alone the men who have to push the buttons.. but all will do their best.. half will refuse to follow thru.. the other half will do it reluctantly hoping to be recalled.. but those that continue,,, will succeed..GOD help us all
I know Hollywierd meant it to mock our fighting men BUT it has the reverse affect on me! Makes me proud to be an American to hear Major Kong say they were going toe to toe against the Ruskies.
3:35 "Well boys I reckon this is it, nuclear combat toe to toe with the rooskies"
What a great line!
Everyone noticed James Earl Jones on board the B52 right. 😄
Absolutely!
i would not detonatede
Hell yea
"Noo-clur" combat.
JEJ was in London doing theater when filming began, if I heard right. Nice happenstance.
At first, Pickens hated Kubrick for tricking him into thinking it was a serious war movie. But later, the movie made him so famous, he would get free meals, the best seats in airplanes, etc., that Pickens said the movie was the best thing that even happened to him. lol
PointyTailofSatan: Kubrick also fooled George C. Scott into hamming up his part. When Scott figured out that he’d been duped, he was furious. It turns out that Kubrick nailed it.
@Leo Peridot It was meant as a parody of King Kong....
It is a serious war movie.
@@karguy1720 Remember when the Russian is in the War Room? Notice the huge table covered with cream pies? Although at the last minute, Kubrick decided not to use them, they were there for a reason.
I was just reading about that, said after this movie he went from hey you to Mr. Pickens
I have watched this film 20 times and could watch it 20 more. Pure brilliance: hilarious and frightening at the same time.
Dr Strangelove is widely regarded as being one of the greatest films ever made. And I think it is the best movie ever made. Peter Sellers performance was totally genius.
Watch Slim Pickens in the movie 1941. It's hilarious.
Ending is kind of weak. Should have finished with Kong on his bronco. Definitely top ten movie for me.
Agreed. Its my favorite movie of all time. Absolutely brilliant
Mr Dog. For sure it's between this and Dudley Do Right in terms of dark satire direction and comedic/serious acting simultaneously. Sellers for Strangelove Brendan Fraser for Dudley Do Right. Two geniuses at the peak of their powers yet neither won a single award
@@patriceaqa288 Dudley Do Right? Brendan Frasier?! Im sorry man. But t hats like comparing a fine wagyu carpaccio with a top sirloin cooked on a George foreman grill.
Slim Pickens was absolutely perfect in his role as Major Kong. When he was met at the airport by the Kubrick staff, Pickens was wearing a cowboy hat, leather fringed coat and boots. Later, someone on set joked that Pickens arrived in England dressed for the part. Pickens told them...this is how I always dress...
Didn't he think he was making a serious war movie an adaptation of red alert and not a black comedy??
@@patriceaqa288 Never heard that. I do know Pickens was brought in to replace Peter Sellers as the B-52 pilot as Sellers had told Kubrick he simply couldn't play four different characters in one film. Although he tried, it was too exhausting.
@@douglaslally156 Just like people in the war room specifically Turgeson were conned into doing over the top 'warm up takes' which were then used in the final cut, the entire crew of the bomber plane including legends like James Earl Jones were absolutely certain they were in a very serious film about nuclear war. But hey maybe Darth Vader was plotting destroying planets way in advance.
@@patriceaqa288 These actors are, or were, all pretty smart. Somehow the fact that half the B52 aircrew was eating when the order came through for all out nuclear war should have been a tipoff that the film wasn't meant to be seen as entirely serious. For an utterly terrifying and realistic war film, nothing compares to "Come And See."
The scariest part is that people like the Ripper and Turgidson characters are still around and eagerly hoping for the opportunity to try and murder the rest of us.
@@douglaslally156 Also, the B-52 cockpit was above the floor on a device that made it appear to be doing everything it would do in flight. Sellers did part of a day of shooting as Major Kong. Then he fell off the set and broke an ankle. Kubrick had to hustle to get Pickens a passport and visa, and get him in for the shoot. There's evidence that he succeeded.
Slim Pickens putting on the cowboy hat is priceless! How this incredibly brilliant and well-crafted film did not win even a single Academy award is almost beyond belief. You can watch it a hundred times and you'll die laughing each time!
yusufu9 Back then as today appealing to the common mans sense of humor when it came nuclear warfare was a bridge too far.
@@nibotkram7743 Not to mention that JFK was killed in the same year this movie was to release. so it was delayed to the next year.
yusufu9 . . . laughing and horror-struck at the same time. Chaplin's The Great Dictator exposed Hitler through humour. Dr Srangelove highlights the risks associated with international relations in a nuclear age. Yes, I agree, a masterpiece . . .
Only idiots like my ex girlfriend's parents think this movie is bad
Very true
My father, who was a cowboy in his teen-age years (back in the 1930s), LOVED Major Kong's character. Dad went on to fly for the Navy, starting in '42 and hung up his wings in '64. He was a real, by-the-book aviator but towards the end of his career, when he was flying EC-121 Lockheed Warning Stars (the airborne early warning variant of the triple-tail Constellation) out of Argentia, New Foundland, he was known to dress much more casually when flying (presumably because of the length of the missions and for additional warmth). I've a caricature of him sitting astride a Connie, wearing cowboy boots, flannel shirt, scarf and Navy commander's hat, smoking a cigar, reigns in one hand, a book of TV trivia questions in the other and a thought bubble of a Hawaiian hula girl as the aircraft flies over some Arctic ice floes. So, I think it's pretty safe to say that the personalities of Major King's character and my father were very similar! Oh, and my father, who had a very wry, sardonic sense of humor, would hoot with laughter whenever he saw the bomb-run sequence when the bomb-bay doors spring open and the nuke deploys, with Major Kong atop it, riding the device like a bucking bronco.
Your Dad sounds very cool.
Old school American
You do realise that he's a satirical character, right? He's making fun of Americans' mindlessly patriotic obsession with the military. There's a fine line between being in on the joke and being the subject of the joke.
@@stuckupcurlyguy You realize any subject can be appropriated despite its original purpose, right? Like that frog Senor Pepe the 4Chan's like to use.
@MrFattyfatfatboy What
"Well I been to one World Fair, a picnic, and a rodeo and that's the stupidest thing I ever heard come over a set of earphones!"
@Hammerschlägen M I watched it again
Best line ever! I use it often. 😆
Since Mr. Biden arrived at the White House, I've thought of that line repeatedly, almost every day.
@@tomsimms674 No you're thinking of Trump
"Well, this is it. Nuclear combat, toe to toe with the Ruskies". Love it.
not "nuclear"....it's "nuculur"!
"Nookler"
_"...if it harelips everybody on Bear Creek!"_
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"One world's fair, a picnic and a rodeo ..." Too funny.
"How many times have I told you guys I don't want no horsin' around on the airplane?"
When Maj. Kong swaps out his flight helmet for his cowboy hat, it's time for some nuclear ass-kickin'.
LMAO ...time fer some nuclear azz whoopin' ya mean!!! 😜
Taaam for some Nucular ass kickin!!!!
Spent ten years as a flight attendant, talked to all the pilots, several were once SAC, asked their favorite movie to watch when they were on alert and everyone of them chose Dr. Strangelove.
and SOME folks saw it the first time while at an Alert Facility as a teen. :) Guess who?? :)
It strikes me the contrast between the professionalism, readiness, commitment and yet understanding and respect for the scale of the consequences of the order from the crew with the incompetence, immorality and plain selfishness of the generals and politicians at the Pentagon.
The grim reality of a job that needs to be done, because no one else is there to do it.
I think that is the idea the film was going for. These guys were betrayed by their leaders, sent on a mission by a madman and then have their own government work with the enemy to destroy them. They unknowingly doomed the world with their heroism, completing their mission despite all the odds.
@@illogicalassertations7875 great comment. If the leaders in the war room couldn't put aside their avarice and paranoia for the threat of mankind's extinction it makes the sacrifices of those fighting the war so much more tragically futile. 'If this thing turns out to be as important as I think it will you will all be in line for a promotion regardless of race colour or creed.' Not knowing all will die
@@MrPear40 The honor of doing that job, for your country and your fellow citizens. Reminds me of the Samurai, desperate to get killed by a great warrior that's why they never ran away always towards the fight. either they would mow down the weak enemy or get killed by a great foe, i think they wanted the latter more!
@@patriceaqa288 Not knowing is normal i think he was expecting death else he (Kong) wouldn't have so easily jumped on the missile and loved every second of the way down. what a great way to go.
Communications officer gets a nuclear attack order, but it's not important enough to stop him stuffing the last bit of sandwich in his mouth. lol
He's about to die (or commit suicide, depending on your point of view) in a nuclear apocalypse. Least he can do is enjoy his last bit of sandwich first.
You can't go toe to toe with Rooskies in nuclear combat on an empty stomach.
@@roguishpaladin It was a chocolate eclair. If you'll notice they're all eating chocolate eclairs. Wonder what Kubrick was trying to say/imply with that.
well , its another milk run - whatcha xpect ?
Hey...NOTHING strange about that. That's EXACTLY what I'd expect him to do. Not much else to stir one's interest on those long flights BUT the taste of one's own sandwich. And that was the GUNNER who decoded the message.
When he opens up the safe and Johnny Comes Marching Home starts playing, puts on his Stetson and gives that corny speech, just priceless.
have a good weekend in Vegas
@@montgomerydenzer8805 He actual says "Dallas" but the film was released close after the assassination of JFK in Dallas and so Las Vegas was dubbed in.
Corny ?
...or "Johnnie I Hardly Knew You"? ("Hi There" vs. "Dear John")
And in his corny speech he reckons they will all get medals, who is going to pin the medals on after a nuclear war
"I don't drop nuclear bombs often, but when I do,
I have a cowboy hat on".
"Stay radioactive my friends"
--Major Kong.
Major "King" Kong: Patron Saint of all B-52 crews.
"Nuclear combat, toe to toe with the Rooskies!"
This was pretty much required watching by B52 crews a long time ago
You mean it isn't still?
What a great line:
"I want you to remember one thing, that folks back home is a counting on you and, by golly, we ain't about to let'm down!"
I love when he pulls his cow boy hat out of the safe
The choice of "When Johnny Come Marching Home" is absolutely brilliant. Because in all out nuclear war, nobody comes marching home.
BREADSWORD did a fantastic video on Dr Strangelove where he addresses this choice. Point is it's not just Johnny Come Marching Home it's also Johnny I Never Knew Ye at the same time. Highly recommend giving it a look.
I love the line, where Kong says if thing is half important as I figure it might be, I reckon you all might be up for important promotions and personal citations when this thing blows over...... in reality after a nuclear war, they are not coming back.... very ironic...
@@launch4 I don't get the significance of Johnny I never knew ye or why that makes it more interesting. Could you explain
The meaning of "When Johnny Come Marching Home" is that he most probably would not come home.
Tom Lehrer composed a song much better suited to nuclear war (though less well suited to what Major Kong thinks is going to happen, since he thinks there will still be someone around to issue citations and promotions after their mission is over): "We'll All Go Together When We Go."
Slim Pickens was highly underrated, ,,this scene is priceless
@Ken Hudson it's the popular story, but i think that's being mean to the guy. It's possible to know and still play it straight.
@Ken Hudson
Slim Pickens getting the role of Major Kong that was originally to be one of four played by Peter Sellers was the fortuitous result of Sellers severely spraining his ankle while trying to maneuver within the cramped B-52 set. Since there was no way Sellers would be able to climb up onto one of the nuclear bombs in preparation for his final scene, Kubrick had to find a suitable replacement for him. Thus it was Slim Pickens who gave us one of the most iconic images ever put on film, Major Kong riding the bomb to oblivion.
Can't think of an actor who could do a better job
Not by me. Always loved him.
@aDBo'Ch 1 ole slim had another classic role similar to this in the get way with McQueen I also loved it checked out it is a small role towards the end
What a piece of work. Such a balance of subtle comedy and serious tension. He took the times and the people and just laid them out raw.
The centerfold girl and General Turgidson's secretary Miss Scott are the same person.
Really? That would be nice. Wish I could see it better on thismart phone.
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Yes, with a copy of "Foreign Affairs" on her derriere.
Tracy Reid
Yeah, she's definitely hot!
One of the best films ever.
Warshington. Nuk'ler combat toe to toe with the Rooskies!
Not a word or scene out of place with this work. I really like these B&W nihilistic cold war movies, from On The Beach, The Bedford Incident, Seven Days In May, and the similarly themed Fail-Safe, but it's Dr Strangelove that manages to be just as terrifying whilst being absolutely hilarious...
The ultimate in understated black humor.
Such a young James Earl Jones!
"What in the Wide World of Sports is a-goin' on here??"
Hell yes! I love that freakin movie too!!! Good comment brother!
"When Johnny Comes Marching Home" has been mentioned here a couple of times. I recall that once the song starts playing it never stops playing during all subsequent bomber scenes until the bomb drops.
i GREW UP DURING THE 'COLD WAR', AND THIS KIND OF SITUATION WAS ALWAYS ABOVE OUR HEADS, LIKE THE SWORD OF DAMOCLES. THESE BOMBER CREWS HAD TO LIVE WITH THE REAL THING, CONSTANTLY
yup still remember sunday you knew it was 1 pm air raid siren test.
watch the able archer 1982 incident video when nato was in a military exercise and the soviets believed the u.s. launched a surprise nuclear attack .
@@rht785 I miss the sonic booms of my youth lived near Glenview naval air station Illinois.
Yes, indeed. Remembering those days, the Gates of Hell could have opened at any moment. One bright flash of light in the sky -- then oblivion.
@@chetpomeroy1399 The candle is lit 35 minutes from Nebraska to Beijing God help us.
The level of detail of the B-52 set is truly remarkable. For instance, the CRM-114 Discriminator panel looks absolutely authentic even though it's completely fictitious. As with the War Room set, designer Ken Adam and his staff did a remarkable job.
Remember though: No fighting is allowed in the War Room.
@@whazzuphere Sorry mein President...
It was basically guesswork on the gauges and such but the air force was shocked when they saw it all!
@@aldosigmann419 Doubtful that anyone washocked. Just place instruments where you'd think thatheyvould go according to typical placement. The CRM-114 was well done!
@@aldosigmann419 yeah because at the time of the movie the B52 interior was still secret
Slim Pickens was a comic genius. But I have a friend who not only sounds just like him, he also LOOKS like him. And he knows it, too. Dude is hilarious.
Truly wonderful stuff. Hats off to Mr Kubrick, and Mr. Pickins!
In the last scene, Mr. Pickens took his own hat off.
I been to one world fair, a picnic and a rodeo....
Priceless!
Probably my all time favorite movie. If you haven’t seen it , see it . It’s awesome
"Nooclear combat, toe-to-toe with the Rooskies!
You'll all be in line for some Citations when this thing's over with!"
😆😆
Considering that back then most of the B52 cockpit was classified they did a pretty damn good job of recreating it.
Kubrick almost got in touble doing it too
Yup, Kubrink was paid a visit by some FBI agents to inquire about it
Quite possibly the best movie ever made.
Mark Wilkinson Without question the best movie ever made
This movie is also terrifying.
Ford Burkett. It scared me, to nightmares as a child! I knew it was a possibility.
@@fordburkett9444 You want terrifying, watch Fail Safe or By Dawn's Early Light.
FWIW: IMHO this is the *2nd,* and *2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY* is the *1st.*
Shane Rimmer, the co-pilot, did a TON of voice work for Gerry Anderson, including the voice of Scott Tracy, the pilot of Thunderbird 2, as well as voices for characters in Captain Scarlet and Joe 90. He has a very distinctive voice.
He just passed away this year.
He did live action on UFO and Space 1999 as well and was the guy who asked Luke Skywalker if he wanted a new R-2 Unit in Star Wars.
A marvellous piece of trivia!
“I’m gonna git them bombay doors open if it hairlips ever body on Bear Creek!”
Reminds me of my wedding night.
@@carlorocky omg! Funny
Lmfao!
He's actually quite good at giving speeches
Going into full nuclear war with Russia, still thinking about promotions "when this is over".
That is how some in the military think. We can win this war, lets go. Not w nukes, but as a soldier, you always think others will die, not you.
As a former SAC crew member...I don't think ANYONE thought they'd make it back from a nuclear bombing mission. When and if the Claxon sounded everyone on the base,... including the crew members who were lucky enough to get off the ground...were DEAD!
Spent ten years as a flight attendant, talked to all the pilots, several were once SAC, asked their favorite movie to watch when they were on alert and everyone of them chose Dr. Strangelove.
@@tzisme And if you ask any Marine what their favorite movie to watch on deployment is, they'd tell you it was Full Metal Jacket.
The code book is only good until 13/9/63, which naturally is a Friday...
If I'm not mistaken I think that's ENGLISH date. AMERICAN date would be 9/13/63?
Leo Peridot
As opposed to Hollywood military. Obviously they didn’t have access to genuine authentic TOP SECRET code books to verify the preferred style of written dates...
@USA#1 !! Yet the launch code for The Football was 0-0-0-0-0 for decades.
@@orlock20 I looked that up. There is an interesting Wikipedia article that mentions it: "Permissive Action Link."
Day I entered the Air Force.
One of the best movies of all time, and some of the best scenes! Go get I'm boys! Major KONG, the CRM-114, Wing attack plan R- can't get any better!
I have the C.R.M. 114 as my ringtone
IMAGINE....that film is from 1962.....that is 57 YEARS AGO ....And we are still dealing with them DAM RUSKIES!!!!
And we haven't.used nukes yet when we do it's game over
@Leo Peridot The NRA has nothing to do with it.
@Leo Peridot Evidence? The NRA is one of the best supporters of the 2nd Amendment. Don't believe the lies and propaganda.
@Leo Peridot BS! Again let's see your proof.
@Leo Peridot ...and anyone against the Clintons is dead too.....
James Earl Jones is great in military films.
I always love that steadily rising tone of panic in his voice as he says, "Bomb bay doors, negative function."
One of the best scenes in film history and so few film students know about it. I try to explain the idea of dark comedy but it goes nowhere.
bobby sands: Lotsa dim bulbs out there.
Yep. They probably sit there with a puzzled look on their faces when the subject of "Natural Body Fluids" is mentioned in the movie. I've told some younger people the significance of that when the movie was made, how when the government decided to fluoridate the water was so controversial back then. Ha ha...they just don't get it.
From what I remember reading is that Slim thought the picture was serious and not a comedy so he played his role accordingly and that made it so much more enjoyable.
in this snowflake era? oh good luck
@@55Quirll playing it straight makes it funnier
Dr. Strangelove was due to be released in Dallas on the 22nd of November 1963.
Oops....
Kubrick actually had "Vegas" dubbed in for "Dallas" when Maj. Kong went over the survival kit contents. When you watch that scene, read his lips.
Kubrick actually had "Vegas" dubbed in for "Dallas" when Maj. Kong went over the survival kit contents. When you watch that scene, read his lips.
Lol one minute Major Kong is looking at a Playboy centerfold and the next minute he’s being ordered to drop 40 megatons worth of nuclear weapons on Russia.
elithium11, largest weapon on board the B-52 was 5 megatons. Two would be 10 megatons. One for the primary and one for the alternate if required.
War Planner I’m not sure where I got the 40. Did the voice over say that at the beginning of the movie?
elithium11, it's the scene on the bomber where Maj. Kong states that their primary target is located at Laputa and they intend to drop a thirty megaton device on it, with a twenty megaton device as backup.
Most people are unaware of the important scientific connection between porn and nuclear weapons.
@Cliff Yablonski B-43 was a variable-yield bomb with a max yield of 1 megaton, carried by aircraft as small as an F-16. The B-41 (25 megatons) was the biggest nuclear bomb ever deployed by the US, and with a diameter of over 4 feet, probably not a good fit under an F-16, where the underside of the wing is less than 6 feet above the ground :-)
There will never be another Slim Pickens.
Well we do need a new Slim Pickins in Hollywood after all. The only new guy I know is Ben Schwartz who plays Sonic in the movie.
Not exactly the same but in a similar mode, Sam Elliot has pretty much sewn up the laconic, western "cowboy" archetype in cinema.
His reference to what he's seen and done related to what he heard come over a pair of "earphones" is Priceless!!
Keep Calm
And
Wing Attack Plan R
Slim Pickens was a huge part of the B52 sequence in this movie. The entire crew were excellent! They said Louis hated working for Kubrick because he made him shoot the same scene over and over until he got it perfect.
Louis who?
@@O-DogKubrick Slim Pickens. His first name was Louis
Ah. Didn’t know that until now.
The reason this film didn't win any Oscars and get the nominations it deserved (direction Stanley Kubrick, screenplay Stanley Kubrick Peter Sellers, malel actor Peter Sellers, supporting actor Slim Pickins George C Scott Sterling Hayden, editing, cinematography ) it was too close to the truth.
david zweiban It would’ve been amazing if this movie did win those Oscar awards. The only movie deserved those Oscar awards was My Fair Lady than the rest (besides Dr. Strangelove).
Sellers meets Kubrick = Peoples Oscar👉😷👈👉🇬🇧👈👉🙏
The co pilot is the voice for Scott tracy of the Thunder Birds
That is a wonderful piece of trivia!
Slim Pickens takes the cowboy hat out of the safe
The only thing he takes out of the safe
This movie IS The Bomb.
Not to say James Earl Jones was typecast, he was also in another nuclear war "woppsie" movie, By Dawn's Early Light (1989 or 1990).
Two nuclear movies were put into theaters that week, early in 1964 - Fail Safe and Dr. Strangelove. The first one was Dr. Strangelove, and the week after, Fail Safe. If anyone wanted to know what was on the minds of Americans during that time, these two are worthy of inclusion into the Library of Congress.
The films were released 8 months apart. But nuclear annihilation was very much on the minds of virtually everyone in the world. The Cuban Missile Crisis was just over a year before.
"Well Boys, I reckon this is it: Nuclear combat toe-to-toe with the Rooskies!"
All the actors were told by Kubrick that this was a serious war movie.
George C. Scott obsessively played chess during shooting. He was a brilliant player. He's amazing in thus and all his movies. Patton is hilarious! He pumps hus way through that script. Amazing guy.
Gordon M. Supposedly Kubrick schooled Scott in chess immediately getting his attention and respect. A great performance ensued.
The story with Kubrick and Scott was Kubrick wanted Scott to be over the top, which Scott thought was too much. So, Kubrick would have him do an over the top take and then shoot some takes which were less manic. Kubrick then used the over the top takes in the edit, which annoyed Scott. The chess was ongoing and Kubrick regularly beat Scott, which Scott respected since he was a good player (Kubrick had earlier made extra money playing it.)
thats a legend, you cant fool seasoned hollywood actor
I think Scott's character was supposed to Gen LeMay, head of SAC he was a real die-hard, no nonsense guy, read some of his books. Very professorial once said he thought we could win a nuclear war with Russia. Well respected by his men as he flew along side of them during many bombing missions during WW2.
Toe to toe with the ruskies great Line Slim
"Now let's get this thing on the hump. We got some FLYIN' t'do!"
'Nuclear combat toe-to-toe with the Russkies' priceless declaration from Major Kong, and soon to be the world's first, and only, Nuclear Bronco Rider.
The guy really DID ride Bronco's. And TEASED them TOO...as a VERY FAMOUS Rodeo Clown!
One of the greatest films ever made.
*Drum Corp, cowboy hat, genius.
50 years later, we're going toe-to-toe with BLM, and AOC.
"We?"
That’s hyperbole and you know it. Neither BLM or AOC have the ability to incinerate 50-150 million people in a single blast. Let’s keep it real here.
Damn General Ripper and his bodily essences!!!
One interesting thing, at least to me, is the portrayal of an obvious "southern hick" as the Aircraft commander of this crew. I was in the Air Force, and was also on a B-52 crew. I knew MANY "southern hicks" who talked about the same way as Major Kong. As one "ole Southern Boy" told me: "In the South there's no great industrial base to employ educated men, like there is in the North. As a result that's WHY you see so many Southerners in the Air Force." But I soon learned that although they may TALK like "southern hicks"....MANY of them were GENIUSES! As this movie so eloquently shows: "NEVER judge a book by its cover".
BADGUY 1 I like your last sentence. Don’t judge a book by its cover....
(singing): Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Don't make your mind up too soon.
Things aren't necessarily.
Always what they appear to be.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Don't make your mind up too soon
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never
Never judge a book by its cover!
Don’t judge a book by its cover.
Don't make your mind up too soon.
Things aren't necessarily.
Always what they appear to be.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Don't make your mind up too soon.
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never
Never judge a book by its cover!
Don't judge a book by its cover!
Don't make your mind up too soon!
Things aren't necessarily...
Always what they appear to be!
Don't judge a book by its cover!
Just remember the rule...
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never
Never, never, never, never, never, never, never, never
Never judge a book....by its cover!
(Song ends)
Only When Jonny Comes Marching Home I Like
The whole scene is creepy, hell the whome movie is chilling. Imagine going threw the cuban missile crisis amd going to see this in theaters....i would go crazy!
This movie actually came out 2 years after the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Thirty years after I saw this movie I worked with a man who had been on a submarine during the Cuban Missile Crisis. He said they had sailed out of Pearl Harbor and surfaced a few miles from a Russian coastal city and readied a jet powered cruise missile ( Regulus) on the deck of the sub, and brought the jet engine to full power. He said he was never so scared in his whole life. The Captain told him after they fired the missile they would submerge, await the nuclear blast, resurface and ready the second missile also carried in a container on deck. After firing the second missile they would be put ashore somewhere because there was no point in returning to Hawaii, as it wouldn't be there. I had no idea that he had been involved in that.
The women is Tracy Reed, she passed away on May 2nd, 2012 in West Cork, Ireland.
She's not in this scene. But it will be on RUclips soon.
@@O-DogKubrick She is in this scene. She is girl in the centerfold!
I believe she was the daughter of someone tied to the movie's production. And of course she had an English accent. Obviously a GREAT job in faking a straight American accent. And I don't think she was a professional actor?
@@badguy1481 Yes, she was an actor.
no horsing around on the airplane
0:43 ... the same sound effects were used at the beginning of Alien (1979)
Whoever the fuck "Marten GO" is ???? He really needs to get some kind of life outside of the You Tube subsocial scene. Too bad that you picked the truly most insignificant error in yet another great Kubrick film. Did you ever think to ask yourself; " Who will give a rat's ass if Jacks role as the temp caretaker was not his role,??? Or was ??? Or who really gives a shit??? Accept you ??? Its just you Martgo. Nobody else cares.
Yeah great catch. My god.
One of the craziest movies ever made but too close to reality to be considered totally comical. I was shipped to Germany during the Cuban Missile crisis and it wasn't make believe back then.
downhilltwofour00 What were you in doing Germany anyway during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
@@O-DogKubrick Detached Service, serving with a British Unit. I was with them for 17 months in Northern Germany.
We’re you able to see the Bavarian snowy mountains like the ones in “Where Eagles Dare” with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood?
@@O-DogKubrick I wish! NO, I was in northern Germany in an area that was relatively flat covered with fir trees. It was the area where the German tank Corps trained in WWII. Paderborn.
Kubrick...............Genius.....................Best War Satire ever..............................
Peter Sellers was originally supposed to play the Slim Pickens role but broke his leg rehearsing in the fake cockpit set. This is also why Dr. Strangelove is in a wheelchair.
Hmm, in that case, how could he walk as Mandrake?
Brilliant work
A brilliant movie!
My fav scene ever.. in any movie.
When Slim went got picked up at the airport in London with his cowboy outfit on they thought wow he's 'in character!' and didn't realize that's how he usually dressed.
And he didn't even have a passport. I think they had to apply for it after he got there?
Even the Playboy pinup has newspapers strewn over strategic places....hey boys we got some flying to do!!
I watched it by accident and it went straight to my all time TOP. And the fact that the President, Mandrake and dr strangelove are played by the same actor is just beyond amazing.
I know right. Peter Sellers is indeed amazing in this rather than for what he did in the original “Pink Panther” movie series.
Luv this movie ,wen a man knows he's going to die he then becomes the most dangerous weapon ever created wen he accepts it even has fun with it and runs with it....
"Well boys, I guess this it." Same words that the bomber in Command & Conquer 3 Red Alert says when you click the plane and the pilot is major kongs voice....funny stuff.
I used to play the hell out of that game and never noticed that
Toe to toe nuclear combat is like toe to toe with sawn-off shotguns...
Marcus Rotkirch Mad Max apocalypse style
That radio man does a great job of eating that sandwich
That would be Paul Tamarin as Lt. Goldie.
Lets get this thing on the hump, we got some flyin' to do!
I love that all the guys are eat'n.
And/or chewing gum.
Pretty standard on long flights
Love this scene!
When people ask me what life was like in the early 60s, I reference this movie. 😀
The Cold war era left us that great movies, the politically correct era left us only garbage.
No, there were shitty movies during the Cold War, too.
Slim Pickens and Darth Vader on a B52 nuke bombing run FTMFW
James Earl Jones’s character’s name is Lt. Lothar Zogg. And not only that, as how Slim Pickins was Taggart in “Blazing Saddles”, but James Earl Jones was the king of Zamunda in “Coming To America”, Mr. Mertle from “The Sandlot”, Terrence from “Field of Dreams”, Admiral James Greer from “Hunt For Red October”, and lastly this Thulsa Doom from “Conan The Barbarian”.
Love the "special fx" ie the bomber flying over the mountain scape...thunderbirds/supermarrionation quality... BUT KUBRICK RULES...still and foreseeable future...gotta watch this film just one more time 👉😷👈👉🇬🇧👈👉🙏
great scene.. great movie.. great actors.. great men.. no one wants a nuke war,, let alone the men who have to push the buttons.. but all will do their best.. half will refuse to follow thru..
the other half will do it reluctantly hoping to be recalled.. but those that continue,,, will succeed..GOD help us all
The Playboy centerfold is Ms. Scott, Gen. Turjidson's secretary
Hey, you’re right!! It is. You have good eyes like how I do.
I know Hollywierd meant it to mock our fighting men BUT it has the reverse affect on me! Makes me proud to be an American to hear Major Kong say they were going toe to toe against the Ruskies.
Maybe you can get yourself a special promotion and decoration for that after the nuclear war concludes.
What cornpone.
I'm sure bomber crews love this flick.
Trollieweird
@@lesbsocal9107 shut up you wierdo
@@ProjecthuntanFish projection hahaha